The Collegiate Church of Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon

Activities and Groups at Holy Trinity

Growing Together

The Growing Together programme provides numerous opportunities for members of the parish to explore and deepen their faith. The Growing Together programme includes special one-off events, training days, short courses and housegroups.

Click here for details of the Winter/Spring 2010 programme

These are some of the activities that take place in the programme:

Start! is a six-session introduction to the Christian faith. The course assumes no previous knowledge of Christianity and aims to explore issues of life and faith in a relaxed, open and enjoyable way.

The sessions assume no previous knowledge of anything Christian. They use a mix of DVD input, time to chat, simple discussion activities and space for reflection. All in a style that is down-to-earth and honest, and which aims to be enjoyable too. We regularly run Start! courses in the parish.

If you would like more information about Start! or for details of the next course please contact the parish office.

Faith in Film

The opportunity to watch a blockbuster movie followed by a discussion on some of the themes relating life and faith raised by the film.

For more information contact The Rev David Banbury.

Leading your Church into Growth

Leading your Church into Growth (LYCIG) is a training programme which takes the mystery out of church growth and makes it 'normal' and do-able. LYCIG forms the heart of our parish strategy for growth.

LYCIG has been designed for clergy and lay leaders from across different traditions and denominations who are looking for help and encouragement in leading their churches into growth. The LYCIG programme includes 4 day residential courses, one day training days and small group study courses. The core training material takes the form of an open seminar with interactive talks, practical exercises and time and space for personal reflection. "The most valuable training we've ever done", is a typical comment from a delegate attending the course.

For more information please click here or contact The Rev David Banbury.

Welcome Programme

It's always a delight to welcome new members into the life of the church. To help people feel at home with us we offer a number steps to our welcome programme.

Obviously each person is different and we want people to feel there way into the life of the church in a way that best suits them. As part of a our welcome programme we are very happy to supply a welcome pack with some introductory information about the town and the Church.

Every three months we run a welcome lunch with an invitation to all new members of the church to share in an informal social gathering with members of the church's welcome team. For an invitation or further information, contact the Parish Office sending your name and contact address.

We also run regular programme of welcome teas in Holy Trinity Church. The Welcome teas provide an opportunity to have a short guided tour of the church, to find out more about the life of the church and its various groups and activities and of course to enjoy some refreshments together.

If you are coming as a visitor to Holy Trinity, do let us know as we will look out for you. There is usually at least one of the Welcome Team at every service, so do come and say "Hello" and write your name in the Visitors Book.

Stratford Schools ministry

Holy Trinity Church supports a group of parishioners, "the Jesus people", who have been invited into local primary schools to give Bible-based assemblies 5 times per half term. Drama, music, puppets and story-telling all have their part in the repertoire. The writer to the Hebrews says, "The Word of God is alive and active ...." - and the aim of the team members is to live it out in their ministry.

Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon